Holly Jackson creates another twisty thriller. If you are a fan you will enjoy this mystery. However, the pacing was a little bit off and some characters never felt fully developed. I wouldn't recommend it as an introduction to Jackson's work but for those already familiar, this book will take you on quite a ride.

Holly Jackson has yet to disappoint. Each new book continues to solidify my love and appreciation for her writing. She truly understands how to grasp the ready and make you love the characters and it is no different for this book. The ending kept me second-guessing everything.

Thank you to Penguin Teen Canada & Holly Jackson for gifting me an ARC of this book! 🤍

read if you like:
🤍 headstrong female lead
🤍 twists & turns
🤍 whodunnit
🤍 true crime documentaries

This book was everything I wanted it to be. It was fast-paced and filled with twists and turns!

I liked this book because it was both shocking and believable. Everything in this story had a purpose that led up to the reveal, and it was done in such a suspenseful way that had me literally holding my breath. I could not put this book down. AND THE REVEAL??? jaw on the floor.

I also loved the character development. I started out disliking Bel’s character, but you see this change in her throughout the story with her personality and relationships that is really beautiful. I had tears in my eyes by the end.

All in all, I had a super fun time reading this book and I definitely recommend it if you love fast-paced mysteries.

Loved Holly Jackson's Good Girls Guide to Murder series so when I saw she was writing a new book I immediately knew that I had to read it. While this is a very different book from Good Girls Guide it was a fun quick read for me.

Holly Jackson you did it again. I loved this book. Bel is so quirky and was fun to get to know. I enjoyed getting to know her and how she's deals with living in the shadow of her mom's disappearance. The story took some turns that I didn't see coming. I can't wait to see what else Ms. Jackson decides to write.

I absolutely loved A Good Girls Guide to Murder so when I found out about The Reappearance of Rachel Price, I couldn't wait for it and had high expectations. This book did not disappoint. It had me second guessing the whole way through.

AMAZING!!! Holly Jackson does it again with this story about a girl who’s lost her mother only to find out about the lies her family has been entangled in since her mother disappeared. Ever since AGGGTM Holly Jackson is an automatic read for me and she has yet to disappoint. I can not recommend this book enough to anyone and everyone!

If you didn't like the last book in AGGGTM you probably won't like this one. If you did, this book is defs for you! This is a strong comeback after Five Survive (which was good, but not Jackson's best work by any means). This book had me gripped. I didn't feel like I could trust ANYONE - I was even suspicious of our MC at one point. A great time was had by all. Not quite as magical as AGGGTM for me, but still another great YA thriller from Ms. Jackson and I can't wait to see what's next for her and she will continue to be an auto-buy author.

An engaging read that I thoroughly enjoyed! Had me on the edge of my seat until the end! Highly recommend and will purchase several physical and digital copies for library collections. Thank you!!

I did not realize this was considered a YA title until I started to write this review. It does feature a teenage main character but it did not feel young or juvenile to me. I was thoroughly engrossed in the Price family's story before and after Rachel disappeared and reappeared. The twists and turns kept me guessing (incorrectly!) and did not disappoint.

If you love true crime podcasts and documentaries and playing armchair detective on unsolved mysteries, this is a great title. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Random House Children's | Delacorte Press and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. I am required by law to disclose this.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book ahead of time in exchange for a review. You should read it!

I was surprised with my rating of this book. The initial 60% of the book was quite slow for me and it took me two week to get through it. However, I read the last part of the book in just one day. While there were some aspects of the story that I did not enjoy, the big reveal towards the end of the book did keep me intrigued and I couldn’t put the book down. That said, I felt underwhelmed once I finished it. I’m not sure if my expectations were too high, the ending felt rushed to me or if it just wasn’t what I was looking for. The MFC Bel was not very likable in my opinion, her attitude just didn’t resonate with me. When Rachel reappeared, I was expecting a more climatic moment, but it just felt a bit weird. Although Bel has faced trauma and has had to deal with it for her entire life, I expected her reunion with her mother to more meaningful. However, I’m still a fan of Holly Jackson and will read any book she put out. Overall, while it wasn’t my favorite, I still think it’s worth a read.

Thank you, NetGalley, and Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press, for providing an eARC of The Reappearance of Rachel Price. This review is being left voluntarily, and all opinions are my own.

I couldn’t wait to read Holly Jackson’s the reappearance of Rachel Price about a girl whose mom has been missing for 16 years and while doing a documentary she returns. The girl is a Annabelle she likes to be called belle and is irritated that her long missing mother keeps calling her Anna the name she used to call her before she went missing. Bell is insufferable she’s petulant rude greets kindness with awkwardness ignorance and a stupid attitude. She doesn’t believe her mom story and totally defends her dad and in the interim uses one of the filmmakers Ash to help her prove her mom is lying about her disappearance. In the beginning I really despite not liking bell wanted to know what the real story was and by the time I did I was just irritated that I wasted my time reading this book I do believe this will be the end of my relationship with Holly Jackson her characters feel like a beat down to read about and I am just over it I don’t know why authors like to put such unlikable people in their books because with no one to root for it really loses the momentum not to mention the weird writing style in this book I got tired of hearing about belle in her stomach about her choices and somethings took a couple of sentences to get through where other decisions took pages and pages it just was all too much in a book I really did not enjoy after everything was said and done. Especially with that wholly unbelievable ending. I do want to thank the publisher for my free art copy via NetGalley please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I thought this was really well written and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. I think it will find readers at our library, so we will definitely be purchasing for the collection.

3.5 stars. I've come to the conclusion that some YA is just not for me. I want to give this book a fair review given that I'm a 38 year woman and I really do want to love YA books!
Pros- I like the little romance element, it seems Belle needed some outside support to deal with what is going on in her family.
Writing is very YA, a little cheesy and dramatic for my tastes but I think that's the YA element.
Good mystery!

Cons-
This was way too long. Why is this book 448 pages? The ending where the mystery wraps takes forever to wrap up. The audiobook is over 16 hours long! My opinion is it very much could have been edited down.
Maybe this is YA writing but I do read adult fiction and I feel like there's not as much cursing in the adult books I read. The cursing seemed unnecessary at times, just like it was thrown in haphazardly.

Overall, I didn't hate this reading experience, I would say I liked the book but I don't know I'd recommend it to any teenagers I know. Probably would be better for a college age adult. Just my opinion!
Thank you to netgalley and Delacorte Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a gripping book from page one! I loved that any time you thought you figured it out… something else happened that made you change you mind - and then repeat this at least 20 times.
The twists were perfectly executed and placed at the perfect times. I throughly enjoyed the writing style and enjoyed that there was some witty banter to help bring in a bit of a break from the tension.
Highly recommend if you want something that keeps you guessing and something that you’ll want to finish in one sitting.

Literally so good! Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. This was such a great quick read and I throughly enjoyed it. Can’t wait to read more from Holly Jackson🩷

This book was so freaking good. ALL OF THE PLOT TWISTS AT THE END. I DIDNT KNOW HOLLY JACKSON HAD THIS IN HER! I loved this book. It was so heartwarming in the end as well. This book is one of my favorites of the year and might include some of my favorite characters of the year.

I enjoyed this mystery but found it about 100 pages too long. I respect the author's choices, but found myself wavering near the end, ready for the conclusion.

I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

I just finished reading The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson. What a thriller – super twisty with an ending I did not expect. While I enjoyed the story, I just do not understand why young adult writers have to constantly have their young characters use the “F” word. It is distracting and frankly, unnecessary. It keeps it from being a recommended suspense in a school library.